| Competition: | U18 Premier League |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Manchester United U18s (1st title) |
| Highest Scoring: | Arsenal U18s 8–3 Crystal Palace U18s (16 March 2024) |
| Matches: | 313 |
| Total Goals: | 1371 |
The 2023–24 Professional U18 Development League was the 12th season of the Professional Development League system. There were 26 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region.
Reading U18s regained Category One status in the summer.[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Olyott | Fulham | 5 |
| Sean Neave | Newcastle United | ||
| Rory Wilson | Aston Villa | ||
| 4 | Jesse Derry | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| Jayden Danns | Liverpool | ||
| Lleyton Brown | Leeds United |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lleyton Brown | Leeds United | Stoke City | 6–1 (A) | [3] | ||
| Zach Marsh | Crystal Palace | Southampton | 5–0 (H) | [4] | ||
| Rory Wilson | Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 (H) | [5] | ||
| Tom Olyott | Fulham | Leicester City | 4–3 (H) | 26 August 2023 | [6] | |
| Ato Ampah | Chelsea | Aston Villa | 5–1 (A) | 26 August 2023 | [7] | |
| Alfie Harrison | Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers | 6–0 (H) | 26 August 2023 | [8] |
| Competition: | U18 Professional Development League 2 |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| League Topscorer: | Micah Mbick (27 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | League Record |
| Matches: | 313 |
| Matches Footnote: | (310 RS, 3 PO) |
| Total Goals: | 1307 |
| Total Goals Footnote: | (1,294 RS, 13 PO) |
| Longest Wins: | 8 matches – |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 matches – |
| Longest Winless: | 18 matches – |
| Longest Losses: | 8 matches – |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 season was the 12th edition of the Professional Development League 2, an under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league was split regionally into North and South divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away, and opponents in the other region once, resulting in 30 games played for the North Division, while the South Division played 29 games. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season progressed to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Barnsley U18s were the defending national champions while AFC Bournemouth U18s and Fleetwood Town U18s joined the division for the 2023–24 season.[9]
Semi-finals
Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final
| Competition: | Football League Youth Alliance |
| Pixels: | 200 |
| Season: | 2023-24 |
| Matches: | 581 |
| Total Goals: | 2247 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The Football League Youth Alliance sometimes known as League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the EFL Youth Alliance. 45 teams were scheduled to competed this season, however one team was expelled before the season began. Notts County U18s returned to the league after a 3-season absence, while Wrexham U18s returned to the lague after a 4-season absence because both teams clubs were promoted back to the Football League. AFC Bournemouth U18s and Fleetwood Town U18s both left because their academies were promoted to Category 2 and as a result both teams joined the U18 Professional Development League 2.[9] Because their parent club was relegated from the National League in their first season, Scunthrope United U18s were expelled from the league because there was no way their parent club could not promote back to the football league in time. Meanwhile Southend United U18s did not participate because their parent club lost their EPPP license. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League.
The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another ten games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two.
Only 4 or 5 games were played but they were added in the regular season averages.
These games include the regular season matches.